Wire drapery hanger



June 12, 1951' F. J. SCHWARTZ WIRE DRAPERY HANGER Filed March 7, 1949Eva J jcAa/a/ /z Patented June 12, 1951 UNITED STATES "PATENT OFFICEWIRE DRAPEltY HANGER Fred J. Schwarta, Toledo, Ohio Application March 7,1949, Serial No. 79,976

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This invention relates to detachable connectors, especially adaptedto'adjustably position sheetmaterial along a horizontally extending.

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This invention has utility when incorporated in a one-piece wirecombined pin, clamp and hook unit for household hangings, such asdraperies and the like.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. l is a fragmentary view, looking from the within-the-house side ofa drapery hanging as at a window, showing one of the units assembled inthe drapery and an additional unit on the drapery or curtain carrier rodor channel;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the unit of Fig. 1, in engaging positionas to its pin portion with the drapery or hanging, and with its hook asto the support;

Fig. 3 is an edge elevation of the unit from the hook side thereof,instead of from the pin side showing in Fig. 1, there being dotted lineshowing of a slidable eye device carried by the support, with which eyethe hook of the unit is engaged;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the unit in open or released position, andclear of any hanging or vhook 'support engagement, and

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the unit closed, or with the point portion ofthe pin engaged by the keep therefor.

The normal practice for household interior hangings is to locatecrosswise near the top of the opening or window a rigid horizontallyextending bar or support I, herein shown as a channel. In some practicesa roller 2 may ride in the channel with a suspension arm 3 therefrom foran eye 4.

The hanging proper may be a flexible fabric sheet or drapery 5, with adown-fold portion 6 from its top I. Stitching 8 may close the bottom ofthe down-fold portion 6 to leave a tubular region 9.

From an upwardly extending point I0, there is in the wire unit, arelatively rigid straight downwardly extending major length arm I I. Thewire'in the unit is shown as round or of generally cylindrical form. Theupward directing of the point is considered as the normal direction foruse, altho the .pin, clamp and holding hook unit may be assembled inother tension or holding relations.

Remote from the point I0, the arm II extends to a return bend or loopI2, nearly touching or having a close clearance I3 with the arm I0, as aclamp arm I4 extends along and in yield proximity to the arm II.

Herein shown as in the vicinity of the mid portion or slightlythereabove as to the arm II, there is a turn of say about 45 at'a bendI5 connecting the clamp arm I4 with an offset I6. The

offset i6 extends to a bend I! for a hook downside portion I8, shown asbut slightly away from parallel to the clamp arm I4. The portion I8 hasa slight outward section I9 to an abrupt return bend 20*with hookdownside completing portion 2I rising therefrom in abutting proximity tothe section I9 and the portion I8.

At the region of the abrupt bend I'I, there is a more open bend 22 to arelatively flexible arm 23 extension from the portion 2I and the bend22. In the preferred embodiment, the arm II, loop I2, clamp arm I4, bendI5, offset I6, bend I1 and. the downportion I8 lie in or approximatelylie in a plane. Therealong or thereagainst, the up portion 2 I, bend 22and the arm 23, approximate a parallel or adjacent plane, in Which thearm 23 is in the range of in diver ing from the offset I6.

At the upper or free end of the arm 23 is a return bend or keep 24 forengaging the point ID or the arm II adjacent such point.

The construction provides but slight give or spread for a hook 25between the loop I2 and the return bend 20.

The divergence of the arm 23 from its mounting thru the offset I6 andthat portion of the straight arm II between the bend I5 and the pointI0, forms an approximately right angle triangle, with the right angle atthe region of the bends I1, 22. There is thus provided a clearanceregion, in which there may be a pucker 26 of the fabric of the draperyor hanging being suspended. There is practical advantage in thisfeature. It is desirable to have the fabric taut between the clamp armI4 and the relatively rigid straight arm II. This course may crowd someof the hanging material along into the triangular clearance region.

The gripping action of the clamp at the region I3 between the clamp armI4 and the straight arm II has the yieldable throw at the loop I2.Additionally, there may be some flexing of the arm 23 toward the offsetI6, as well as for the arm II in snapping the point I0 into the keep 24.This give, besides between the bend I5 and the arm II, may also be tosome extent present at the bend 22 adjacent the bend H. In practice thismeans that fabrics or hangings of considerable variation in thicknessmay be firmly gripped and properly supported to provide decorativeeffect. This is a handling of the drapery with avoidance of tearing orcontributing to injury even of rare or costly materials.

The feature of the construction disclosure herein with the out-bow ofthe loop I2 to reduce the entrance to the hook 25 is effective incooperating against joggling of the hanger upward oi? the support,especially at careless handling of the suspended drapery. Furthermore,with this bow of the loop I2 away from the straight.

side of the arm i i, there is minimized any buckling outward of thedrapery in its portion 9 as caused by the wire hanger unit herein.

What is claimed and it is desired to secure by Letters Patent is:

A drapery hanger formed of a continuous piece of bent wire having twosections in adjacent parallel planes, one section comprising a straightpin portion pointed at one end and forming a side loop at the other endconnecting with a straight clamping portion extending part way backalong said pin portion to clamp against said pin portion and thenbending away therefrom to an apex from which apex a return portionextends forming a U-type hook between said return portion and saidclamping portion; and the other section comprising a portion paralleland adjacent said return portion and connected thereto at; the hook endthereof and projecting beyond saidapex toward said pointed end oisaid'pin 20 portion forming a triangle with the remaining pin portion andsaid bent away portion, and then bent around said pointed end into theplane of said one section forming a keep for said pin portion whichnormally is held therein by the spring imparted to said pin portion bysaid loop, whereby engagement and disengagement of said keep with saidpointed end is facilitated by the fact that the keep supporting portionis outside the plane of said pin portion.

FRED J. SCHWARTZ.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STA E ATENTS Name. Date Yeidel Sept. 1, 1931;

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